Show TONOTABLt EVENTS k L L ft 4S lll r A Induction of jIustlceMcKenna aId Reception to Dole + I CIVIL SERVICE INQUIRY i I MORE SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY SUBMITTED Letter to Boosevelt Saying Business ayg infiss of Commission I I the Greatest Confusion and Is mig m-ig Demoralized for Want of Intelligent In-telligent Management I I Washington Jan 26Hon Joseph McKenna took his seat on the bench of the supreme court of the United States today as associate justice The official ceremony inducting him into this important I im-portant office consumed less than four I minutes and was simple in the extreme ex-treme Mr McKenna had already taken the general oath of office before the chief justice when at one minute past 12 oclock ire walked into the courtroom court-room bringing up the rear of the procession pro-cession of justices He like allthe other members of the court wore a long flowing black robe The court room was crowded In anticipation antici-pation of the event When he entered the chamber the new justice stopped at Clerk McKenneys desk where he remained re-mained while the other justices took their respective seats upon the bench Chief Justice Fuller announced the presence of the new Justice saying I gives me pleasure to announce to the gentlemen of the bar that Mr Joseph McKenna has been appointed an associate as-sociate justice of this court > The clerk handed Mr McKenna a copy of the judicial oath and he read It in a clear distinct voice and then was escorted to his seat on the extreme left of the chief justice by Marshal Wright the court remaining standing cordial shake He was welcomed wlh a of the hand from Justice White his nearest neighbor and with bows from the other members of the court whereupon where-upon all took their seats With this the ceremony concluded and the court proceeded with the business busi-ness before i the first case being that dealing with the Texas antitrust laws |